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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Merry Tiller on March 24, 2005, 21:04:43

Title: Strawberries
Post by: Merry Tiller on March 24, 2005, 21:04:43

Can anyone recomend a decent variety? I grew alpine strawberries last year but they were way too fiddly, I'd prefer a perpetual type unless anyone can convince me otherwise, cheers

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Merry Tiller on March 25, 2005, 20:13:48

WOW, nobody likes strawberries, nevermind

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Moggle on March 25, 2005, 21:07:25

I love strawbs, but couldn't reccomend a perpetual one.

Have grown both Cambridge Favourite and Florence last year. Both are yummy. Tried Symphony at a Pick your own farm last year too, and I think they were the best flavoured strawbs I've ever had. Also bought a few honeyoe to try this year.

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: thrinnyuk on March 25, 2005, 21:31:49

Marshmellow is good, and not at all like marshmallow.

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: return of the mac on March 25, 2005, 21:54:27

maxim is the new kind im trying- gives huge crops and meant to be tasty too.

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Merry Tiller on March 25, 2005, 22:11:07

Thanks for the tips, I'll have a look at K Muirs site for them

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Mimi on March 25, 2005, 22:58:40

Hi there Merry Tiller, I grow Calypso, they are a perpetual strawberry and crop almost from June to October.  Last year the runners were so vigerous that as they were running from the main plant they were fruiting at the same time..

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Mothy on March 25, 2005, 23:52:37

Mimi,
where is the best place to obtain Calypso? We really want to try to grow a few strawberries, even if only in our garden.

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Merry Tiller on March 26, 2005, 21:40:58

Thanks for the replies, I have had a look around and there isn't much choice at the moment but I found Calypso on the Unwins Direct website so Calypso it is.
Strange thing is I got a tap on the door this morning and the postie handed me a parcel of Maxim strawberry plants, I don't remember ordering them at all, does eating too many chili's damage the memory? :-\

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: Mothy on March 26, 2005, 21:50:08

Thanks folks , Unwins it is then!  :)

Title: Re: Strawberries
Post by: botchituk on March 26, 2005, 22:27:09

Hi All,
I bought some strawberry seeds in Gran Canaria airport last september, when I got home I sowed them in an 18 cell tray (one seed only in most of the pots) and out of those, I got 17 seedlings of which I then potted into bigger pots as they grew. I have just planted them out into my lottie last week and I must say they look very healthy indeed, bearing in mind they got no special attention in an un- heated  greenhouse exposed to the elements at times when I lost glass in the gales we had. One of the plants has flowers on already, but I am in two minds as to pinch them off or leave and see what happens.
I think the variety is called Rubi, but not sure as it's all in Spanish, so I don't know when they're supposed to fruit or what they taste like. Only time will tell.